I recently picked up “the new iPad,” and one of the main reasons was because of the ability to use it as a hotspot. Sure, I could have dropped my pseudo-unlimited data plan on my iPhone and used it for a hotspot (and I suppose I still can in a pinch), but I wanted the [...]Read Full Article →

One of the 1st things those of us who were upgrading from the iPad to the iPad 2 and had been grandfathered into an unlimited data plan wanted to know was how to transfer that unlimited data plan over to the iPad 2? AT&T setup this website allowing you to make the switch [...]Read Full Article →

iPad 2 shipping times in the US are 2-3 weeks, and a few people are still lining up early at Apple stores hoping to get one of the few that come in every day. But do you need an iPad 2? (Of course, does anyone "need" an iPad? We're going to assume you at least [...]Read Full Article →

Do you tire of looking for a Wi-Fi hotspot to connect your iPod Touch? It's 2011 already… Surfing the Internet shouldn't be so hard to do no matter what the device or where you are. But, that's just my opinion. And possibly the opinion of Sprint as [...]Read Full Article →

Here's a quick tip for travelers that travel with both a MacBook and an iOS device such as an iPad, iPod touch or iPhone. Although I usually travel with an Airport Express for those times when I'm in a hotel room with Internet access via ethernet, sometimes I'm in a conference center [...]Read Full Article →

This is not the typical "I hate AT&T" rant you're probably thinking of based on the headline. I'm actually one of those iPhone users who does NOT hate AT&T. I don't love them either. They provide a service that for the most part I haven't had any major problems with. Have I had dropped calls? [...]Read Full Article →

AT&T has an extensive network of WiFi hot spots in places like McDonald's all over the country. If you have an AT&T account for your iPhone or iPad, you can use these hot spots for free (and in McDonald's they're free for everyone). This wasn't always the case – but as AT&T saw how overwhelmed [...]Read Full Article →

Last week Apple started taking pre-orders of the iPhone 4 and in case you haven't heard, there were problems. Both Apple and AT&T had server overloads, which caused both sites to go down multiple times throughout the day. Nevertheless all iPhone 4 pre-order quantities sold out to the tune of 600,000+ units. Certainly nothing the [...]Read Full Article →

With all the excitement of the new iPhone 4 announcement, some of you may not have noticed an announcement by AT&T regarding new pricing for data plans. If you are buying your first iPhone, you can no longer get unlimited data for $30 a month. Instead, you can get 200 MB for $15 [...]Read Full Article →

Just back from yet another long road trip for my company. I got to stay in my favorite Marriott again (see my frustrations from the last trip here). There's been a slight change to the way WiFi works at the Marriott – now on check-in they give you a passcode. In my case [...]Read Full Article →